Umbrella-stick



(No Model.)

G. C. WOLFE. UMBRELLA STICK.

No. 479,929. Patented Aug. 2, 1892.

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GEORGE O. IVOLFE, OF OHIPPEWVA FALLS, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- THIRDSTO WILLIAM H. STAFFORD, OF SAME PLACE, AND THOMAS F. FRAWLEY, OF EAUCLAIRE, \VISOONSIN.

UMBRELLA-STICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 479,929, dated August2, 1892.

Application filed April '7, 1891. Serial No. 388,034. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE O. IVOLFE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohippewa Falls, in the county of Chippewa and State ofWVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inUmbrella- Handles; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othroers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to umbrellas and similar structures that areprovided with a stick or handle, ribs or stretchers, and a run- !5 nerby means of which the said ribs orstretchers are opened or closed.

The object of the invention is to lengthen and shorten the handle orstick and fasten it in the located position; also, to secure the runnerat the required place on the stick, to fix the ribs orbraces andholdthem at the located position against accidental displacement, and toprovide simple and efficient contrivances to carry the invention intosuccessful and practi- 2 5 cal operation.

The improvement consists of the novel features which will be hereinaftermore fully described and claimed, and which are shown in the annexeddrawings, in which- Figure l is a side view, parts being broken away, ofan umbrella embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail View ofthe stick,the runner, and the locking-ring. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on theline X X of Fig. 2,look- 3 5 ing up. Fig. dis a horizontal plan sectionon the line Y Y of Fig. 2, showing the ring in a locked position. Fig. 5is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing the ring in an unlocked position.Fig. (3 is a perspective view of the lower end of the runner. Fig. 7 isa perspective view of the locking-ring.

The stick or handle is extensible, being composed of the telescopingsections 13 and O. The section B is tubular to receive the sec- 5 tion0, which slides freely therein, and is provided with the slot 1) and thenotches b and Z2 at the ends of the slot b. The slot 12 is at the lowerend of the slot b and is returned at its inner end. The section 0 isheld in a projected or retracted position by the pin to entering thenotch Z) or the notch 12 This pin a also serves to limit the movement ofthe section 0 and prevents the accidental withdrawing of the same fromthe section B. The notch E and the runner D are mounted on the handle.The runner D in the present case is constructed to move down on thehandle to open the umbrella and in the opposite direction to close thesame.

The frame is composed of folding ribs, which comprise the members F andG, which are pivoted together near their opposing ends, which endsoverlap fora short distance. The braces H are pivoted to the members Gand and are connected with the runner D in the usual manner. The foldingribs and the manner of strengthening the same by the braces I-I form thesubject-matter of an application filed of an even date herewith andhence are only referred to generally herein.

The runner D is provided at its lower end with two annular ribs 1,between which the locking-ring J is fitted. The runner is slotted in itslower end and is held together and braced at said slotted end by thelockingring J, the latter encircling the runner and adapted to be turnedthereon, being limited in its motion by the pin 70, which projects intothe space K, formed by cutting away the up per edge of the said lockingring J. The locking-ring J is provided with channel Z to register withthe slotm in the runner for the purpose hereinafter more fully setforth. The stick is provided at the proper place with pin M, which, inconnection with the locking-ring J, fastens the runner at the desiredpoint on the stick.

The operation of theinvention is as follows: To lengthen the stick orhandle, turn the section 0 sufficiently far to withdraw the pin a fromthe notch b and pull the said section out until the pin a strikes thebottom of the slot 1). Turn the section C until the pin er enters thenotch 19 and press it in to cause the pin a to enter the return end ofthe said notch. The section 0 is now located in the projected position.To open the umbrella, move the runner to the required place on thestick. The locking-ring J is turned on the runner to throw the channelZtherein out of 100 register with the slot b in the runner, therebylocking the runner, because the ring extends across the path of the pinM. To release the runner, so that it can be moved on the stick, the ringJ is turned on the runner to bring the channel Ztherein in coincidencewith the slot b, which will permit the runner to pass by the pin M, thelatter entering the said channel Z and passing therethrough. It will beobserved that the locking-ring J also serves to hold the section 0 in aprojected position when the umbrella is open. When the umbrella isopened and held in a normal position, the weight of the same will becarried by the parts B and O. The pin a,being carried by the part 0,will under normal condi tions be retained in the return-notch 12 Hence atwirling of the umbrella will not cause the pin to register with theslot 1) and permit the umbrella to close at an inopportune moment. Thepin M being engaged by the locking-ring J, the umbrella will beprevented from closing entirely should the pin a slip from the notch 11Having thus described my invention, what 1 I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in an umbrella, of an extensible stick or handle andthe runner and the pin and the locking-ring to secure the parts of thehandle in a projected position and fasten the runner on the stick,substantially as described.

2. In an umbrella, the combination, with the handle and the pin M, projected from the handle, of the runner having slot m and having theannular ribs I and having the pin 70 between the said ribs and to oneside of the said slot m, and the locking-ring held on the runner betweenthe ribs I and having a portion cut away at K to receive the pin 7t andhaving channel Z on its inner side for the pin M to pass through,substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE C. \VOLFE. lVitncsses:

W. H. STAFFORD, M. STEWART.

